The best comment I have heard in 2010 is “You are not a CD player.”

It was for a friend after his piano recital of which he thought he played badly in.

 

That sentence struck me and had me mulled over it for days.

Does creativity mean playing an exact replica of a recorded piece? Do we strive for excellence or perfection?

If the purpose of live performances is to connect the audience through music, isn’t having a little imperfection a better representation? An indirect human touch, to remind ourselves that no matter how much we have prepared, there will always be a possibility for screw-ups.

“Human error” they call it.

Unfortunately, very often society deems that “humanness” unacceptable on stage.

The stage could jolly be the scariest place on earth, where imperfection is scorned at and where mistakes are amplified.

I think it takes much courage to be a musician, for putting yourself up in a position where it’s easy for others to pull you down.

It also requires a strong person to get back on his feet again, putting behind his past and walking forward towards his imagined destination.

A dream is a thought of which we use our whole life attempting to manifest, bringing it from the invisible realm into the natural realm. It is costly, it requires all of us.

And it is probably worth all the heartaches, headaches, sweat and tears at the end of the day. :)